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Opposition to Sanskrit is a colonial project, a #BreakingIndia missionary project like the “Aryan-Dravidian” divide. Tamil Sangam literature is suffused with Sanskrit.
The missionary driven “Periyarite” project was to de-Sanskritize as a stepping stone to de-Hinduise.
The missionary driven “Periyarite” project was to de-Sanskritize as a stepping stone to de-Hinduise.
“Periyar” has no love for Tamil. Tamil chauvinism was used for the real aim—English hegemony.
I am promoting Tamil—spoke at IIT Madras, used Tamil on slides.
Let’s join forces to advocate engineering, medicine, Madras High Court in Tamil.
But there is no need to de-Sanskritize for it, which is a chauvinistic project.
Let’s join forces to advocate engineering, medicine, Madras High Court in Tamil.
But there is no need to de-Sanskritize for it, which is a chauvinistic project.
